No One Remembers the Seat Cordoba WRC But Look How Cool It Is

Back in 1997, Spanish carmaker Seat decided it would enter its Córdoba sedan in the World Rally Championship. After some extensive modifications, the Córdoba WRC was born. This video makes it look like the coolest car of the decade, so why does no one remember it?

Equipped with a 500-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder engine, all-wheel-drive, and a couple of advanced differentials, you'd think the Córdoba WRC would still be the talk of the town. But in reality, it just couldn't compete with other cars of the time. Its engine placement was too high in the car, making its center of gravity worse, which slowed the car down.

Additionally, the Córdoba WRC retired before it could finish many of its races—and when it did finish, it never managed better than 3rd place. Seat pulled the Córdoba out of rallying in the year 2000 with just three podiums to its name.

But just like most cars, the Córdoba became more interesting with age. It's been almost two decades since the introduction of the forgotten WRC car, and man does it look cool tackling this hillclimb event. Watch for yourself.

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